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REST API for managing roles of datasets

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Tamás Vidó on 27 Apr 2016 20:56:42

Row-level security enabled by roles for datasets feature released in March 2016. is great but a manual process. It should be enabled via Rest API too. That would allow synchronization of user roles with custom applications automatically.

Administrator on 21 Jun 2022 07:26:05

We’ve acknowledged it and we want to do it but we don't have a timeline to share yet

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Marshall on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:43

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

I have over 100 roles i need to create, and subsequently map said roles to users/groups in the portal.

While I can automate the AAD group creation and membership, the lack of such automation with roles and mapping within Power BI means this is an incredibly painful and time consuming task that is very difficult to manage. Any benefit gained by RLS is ruined by this overhead. I cant see this being used by enterprise companies outside of basic reporting.

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Koen Vanden Bossche on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:05

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

Is there any update on this feature available?

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:37

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

I fully agree that if we want to manage roles on data set we should have an API for that or may to propose it in the Power BI portal through an administration tool enabling the management of a huge number of roles for a large scale deployment.
This feature is powerfull but today it's difficult to deploy it.

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Zakaria on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:33

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

Hi, It's realy a big effort to manage this point manually on large scale deployments. Is there any update?

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:31

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

I'm also interested with that because security is a blocking point.

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Herr B on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:29

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

As somebody else already said: This is really needed, any update on this will be helpful.

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Arun on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:05

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

This is really needed, any update on this will be helpful.

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St on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:22

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

This is a pretty foundational thing that needs to be in the API, shocking it is not available.

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YH on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:21

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

'+1 to get this implemented. The ability to control RLS programmatically is imperative to achieving real automation.

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Chris on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:03

RE: REST API for managing roles of datasets

Bump +1 to get this implemented, please.